Murrawee · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Murrawee

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Older adults make up the largest age group in Murrawee, where the typical resident is 41 years old. This small community of 126 people has a higher proportion of children than most similar areas, contributing to a diverse mix of generations living side by side.

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Where Murrawee sits — Total population

126
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Murrawee — lower than 55% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Murrawee126
3586, VIC 799
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 41, making the population noticeably older than the national and state figures of 38.

126

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 143
  • 2021: 126

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

41 yrs

Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38 yrs
  • 2021: 41 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up 19% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This contrasts with the 65 and over group, which at 14.3% is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

14.3%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

19.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.6%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Murrawee, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (19%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Married couples are common here, with 67% of people in this status. However, people in de facto relationships make up only 6.7%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.

6.7%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Murrawee, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 28%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 6 males; 80–84: 4 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 5 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 6 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 8 males; 60–64: 9 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 7 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 8 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 7 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 9 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 10 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 11 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Murrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21842/murrawee/topic/demographics-identity